Barlow Der Mugrdechian Advisor Saturday, September 18, marked a special day in the life of the university, when a panel discussion was held to formally announce the donation of the public papers of former Assemblyman Walter Karabian to the Central Valley Political Archive. The Fresno State Armenian Studies Program cosponsored the event. Mr. Karabian served in the State Assembly from ...

Gevork Aristakesyan Staff Writer On Thursday, September 23, the Armenian Studies Program and the Armenian Students Organization hosted Dr. Hans-Jürgen Feulner, who gave a lecture on the development of the Armenian Divine Liturgy. Dr. Feulner is a university professor for Liturgical Studies and Theology of the Sacraments at the Catholic Faculty of the University of Vienna and the Director of ...

Staff Report Barlow Der Mugrdechian of the Armenian Studies Program was awarded the Outstanding Advisor Award for 2003-2004. Der Mugrdechian has been the advisor for the Armenian Students Organization (ASO) for the past twenty years and was nominated by the ASO. The Fresno State Leadership Program at California State University Fresno engages students in learning the foundations of leadership, enriching ...

Sarah Soghomonian Staff Writer Samuel Tadevosian, a freshman on the Fresno State men’s tennis team is looking forward to an exciting first season of collegiate play. At only 17, Tadevosian, who graduated a year early from high school, may seem too young, but when it comes to tennis he has plenty of experience. Born in Hollywood, California and raised in ...

Staff Report                 President: Hakop Tataryan Major: Business Administration – Accountancy Minor: Armenian Studies Armenians are such amazing people-there is never a dull moment when we are together-and that’s what the ASO does; it brings the Armenians at Fresno State together. For anyone who is keeping track, I am now a junior. This ...

Hakop Tataryan Editor When Craig School of Business Dean Karen Bowerman accepted a position as Dean of Public Administration at California State University, San Bernardino, it made possible the appointment of Associate Dean Garo Kalfayan to the available position. After being a faculty member in the Department of Accountancy at CSU Fresno for seventeen years, Kalfayan was selected for the ...

Hakop Tataryan Editor Whether it is appreciating a painting by da Vinci, a sonnet by Shakespeare or a sonata by Franz Liszt, there are certain things in life that simply titillate our senses. On Friday night, September 24, worldrenowned pianist Sergei Babayan thrilled 450 Fresno State students, professors, and community members alike in the Concert Hall of the Music Building ...

Staff Report The Armenian Studies Program at California State University, Fresno announces the establishment of an exciting new program: the 2005 Armenia Semester Abroad Program. This unique Program provides an opportunity for students thoughout North America to experience a semester abroad in Yerevan, Armenia. This one semester program is designed to introduce students to Armenian language, history, art, and contemporary ...

Marine Ekezyan Staff Writer Fresno State President Dr. John Welty visited the Republic of Armenia in a whirlwind three-day visit, May 27-29, 2004. Welty’s official visit was his first to Armenia and was the result of an invitation from Dr. Radik Martirosyan, President of Yerevan State University (YSU), who has visited Fresno State twice, most recently in January of this ...

Staff Report Dr. Dickran Kouymjian and the Armenian Studies Program would like to thank the donors, authors, and publishers for the following books, periodicals, videos, and archival gifts either offered personally or to the Program. Lucille Apcar, Mariposa, for the copy of the book From the Book of One Thousand Tales, Stories of Armenia and its People, 1892-1922, written by ...